Important Notice to the Bar and Public: Thirty-Day Public Comment Period Concerning Adoption and Amendment of 2019 Local Bankruptcy Rules and Forms

Thursday, May 9, 2019

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE BAR AND PUBLIC

THIRTY-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
CONCERNING ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF
2019 LOCAL BANKRUPTCY RULES AND FORMS

 

Please be advised that the Board of Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey has approved for publication for a thirty-day public comment period, a draft of proposed 2019 new or amended Local Bankruptcy Rules and related local forms as highlighted below:

D.N.J. LBR 2016-1. Application for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses

D.N.J. LBR 2016-5. Application for Compensation of Debtor’s Attorney in a Chapter 13 Case
  *  Chapter 13 Debtor's Attorney Fee Application Cover Sheet

D.N.J. LBR 3003-1. Filing Proof of Claim or Equity Security Interest in a Chapter 11 Case

D.N.J. LBR 5010-1. Service of Motion to Reopen Case

D.N.J. LBR 9010-1. Admission of Attorney to Practice

D.N.J. LBR 9013-2. Motions: Filing and Service; Hearing Date

For ease of reference, the following link may be accessed to review the proposed Local
Bankruptcy Rules: www.njb.uscourts.gov/localrules/comments/2019

Dates for public comment and implementation are set forth as follows:

  • May 9, 2019 – Publication of draft rules for public comment.
  • June 8, 2019 – Close of public comment period.
  • June 15, 2019 – Consideration of public comments received by the Board of Judges of the Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.
  • June 16-30, 2019 – Submission of draft rules for formal approval by the Board of Judges of the District Court for the District of New Jersey.
  • August 1, 2019 - Effective date of 2019 Local Bankruptcy Rules.

By approving a publication draft, the Board of Judges solicits comments from bankruptcy professionals and members of the public.

Comments may be submitted to the Court email address: local_rules@njb.uscourts.gov

               Dated: May 9, 2019                                                      Jeanne A. Naughton, Clerk

 

 

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